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Heat of summer angling secret: early risers

How to avoid the summer fishing doldrums (and the recreational boat traffic).

Fishing tip: Beat the heat and troll for hungry moonlight walleyes

Record-breaking heat and bugs hindering your urge to wet a line this holiday weekend? Try trolling under a full moon for the region’s most popular freshwater gamefish

Better fishing this spring: timing that hookset

Ever wonder why swinging and missing is so common in all types of fishing?

How 'knot' to let the big one get away

Learning to tie effective knots is not hard to do and can make the difference between bringing home a bragging-size fish or just talking about it.

Spring flipping and other vegetation tactics for pocket crappies

Where there’s one slab, there’s more, so tune up your skills and work the cover correctly.

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Outdoor News video: Grow your own shiitake mushrooms

In this Outdoor News video, Kathy Yerich, author of "Mushrooms of the Upper Midwest," demonstrates – with help from Mike Hehner – the do-it-yourself process to creating shiitake mushroom logs.

Graduating from fishing elementary school

Choosing the right lure option for a kid’s first casting experience.

That commitment moment from spring gobblers

Let wild turkeys settle into the decoys before taking your shot.

Pattern your turkey gun before it’s too late

Heading afield in coming days and weeks for spring longbeards? First invest some time in understanding where your gobbler loads are going to land.

Spring fishing tip: Have some fun catching carp and suckers on a local river or stream

Beat “stay-in-place”-induced cabin fever by targeting rough fish in a hard-running river near you.

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Great spring project for kids: Outdoor News Wood Duck Challenge [video]

Since 1989, the Wood Duck Challenge has been an Outdoor News institution that encourages youth under the age of 18 to construct and install a wood duck nesting box. For access to complete plans and instructions, check out this video.

Spring crappie locations: Understanding three key slab movements

Knowing how crappies move and adjust their habits during ice-out, pre-spawn and spawn will put more fillets in the frying pan.

Wild turkey scouting with trail cameras starts now

Not just for whitetails anymore, trail cameras can provide keen insight into wild turkey spring haunts and habits.

Ice fishing tip: Think shallow for late season panfish

Locate standing weeds in shallow water in late winter, and hungry panfish will be hanging out nearby.

Angling Buzz video: When catching fish on the hard water is an 'automatic'

Doug Wegner and Jason Drewa discuss the ins and outs of using automatic hook-setting devices (ie. Jaw Jackers or Automatic Fisherman).

Ice fishing tip: Using spoons to catch more late-season panfish

Small spoons tipped with plastics, worms, or minnow heads and tails will attract more perch, crappies, and sunfish thus boosting your odds of catching more fish.

What's Going On With Your Minnesota Public Lands?

Rob Drieslein, the managing editor of Outdoor News was asked by Pheasants Forever to moderate a session that included five individuals to discuss threats and opportunities to public lands in Minnesota. If you missed the session at Pheasant Fest, you can now have a look and see what was talked about and discussed at this event.